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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Extending the student loan freeze only delays the inevitable

Editors April 8, 2022
But this postponement amounts to a temporary band-aid on a much larger crisis. The looming student debt apocalypse still remains no matter how many times Biden kicks it further down the road.
Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Vaccine passports are reasonable and necessary, but come with risks of disparity

Editors April 6, 2021
Vaccine passports can be inequitable, but are ultimately inevitable for safe travels and normalcy.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

I Call Foul Play: Bipartisanship is unattainable with Trumpism still ruling the Republican Party

Luca Becker April 2, 2021
Until the GOP rids themselves of Trumpism, true bipartisanship is unattainable.
Sophia Flissler/DFP STAFF

Minority Report: Hail, Biden

Lincoln Son Currie March 25, 2021
Biden has done a fantastic job with vaccine distribution and his presidency thus far.
Emma Moneuse/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Paywalls act as deterrents to the public, but are necessary for financial prosperity in the journalism industry

Editors March 17, 2021
The paywall problem requires a delicate, balanced solution. Readers are responsible for financially supporting publications if they are able and publications are responsible for prioritizing public, reliable news over profit — if possible.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Modern Toolbox: The Federal Reserve may have failed, but crypto is the way forward

Jaeyoung Choi March 2, 2021
Control over your personal finances is a concern that I, as a liberal, believe to be a multi-partisan issue. No matter how you vote or what you believe in, your money should be yours, without anyone else’s control over it.
Burt Glass, marketing and communications director at Boston University’s College of Communication, moderated a Virtual Speaker Series panel Wednesday entitled “Political Ads: What Do Candidates Get For $1 Billion?” hosted by COM. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

COM professors, political scientists say political ads can persuade low-interest voters

Mita Kataria October 16, 2020
With a presidency and 35 Senate seats to decide on in less than a month, candidates are leaving no stone unturned to appeal to their voters. Boston University’s College of Communication hosted a panel Wednesday entitled, “Political Ads: What Do Candidates Get For $1 Billion?”
The Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground hosted a virtual panel on Monday to address justice, community and racial reconciliation. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU antiracism scholars evaluate activism in the current moment

Ashley Soebroto October 2, 2020
On Monday, the Howard Thurman Center hosted the first panel in a new series that will address questions of justice, community and racial reconciliation.
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